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    GENUS SIDA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substancesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Sida; Sida

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Sida" is a kind of...):

    dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Sida"):

    Sida hermaphrodita; Virginia mallow (tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers)

    jellyleaf; Queensland hemp; Sida rhombifolia (herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed)

    Indian mallow; Sida spinosa (tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States)

    Holonyms ("genus Sida" is a member of...):

    family Malvaceae; mallow family; Malvaceae (herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra)

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